Dead iPhone 6s - Water Damage Retrieve Text Messages

Hi All,


I recently dropped my iphone into the toilet, ew gross I know.😢 It is dead and I cannot get it to turn on, when I plug it into my laptop all I see is a flashing Apple Logo. Is there anyway I can retrieve text messages that were on this phone or is there 3rd party software that can do this. I do NOT believe these messages were saved to itunes or icloud as I cannot finds them there. I am desperate, a really good friend of mine passed away and I would like to get all of my messages from her on the dead device. PLEASE HELP ME!!


Thanks


-B

iPhone 6s, iOS 11.4.1

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 2:00 PM

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Sep 12, 2018 2:06 PM in response to bdean1025

What you can recover will depend on whether these texts were iMessages or SMS messages.


The basic recovery methods include:

  1. Retrieve from iCloud backups
  2. Retrieve them from the iCloud website
  3. Retrieve them from an iTunes backup.
  4. By contacting your cellular voice provider.


Options 1 & 3 require that you can power-up and use the iPhone. This would be highly NOT recommended if there is potential water still present in the phone.


Option 2 would require another phone or computer to use a web browser to log into your iCloud account. Obviously, the last option would require a call to your cellular provider for assistance.

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Dead iPhone 6s - Water Damage Retrieve Text Messages

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